Father's Day
'It feels like performative empathy': Why opt out emails for Father's Day can make the grief worse
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'It feels like performative empathy': Why opt out emails for Father's Day can make the grief worse
When flower company Bloom & Wild sent the first 'opt-out' email in 2019 the practice was soon adopted industry-wide. But has it gone too far?
Reunions and separations: Refugee Dads share their stories for Fathers Day
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